KJV dictionary & concordance

raise

Meaning of “raise”

Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

59 occurrences58 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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Micah 5:5

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And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Micah 5:5 · retained source text

And this man shall bee the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when hee shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seuen Shepheards, and eight principall men.

1611 marginal noteHeb. princes of men.

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Genesis 38:8 1 Samuel 2:35 Psalms 41:10 Jeremiah 30:9 Amos 6:14 Matthew 22:24 John 6:54 James 5:15

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Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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To rouse; to stir up.

printed p. 275; PDF p. 295; Internet Archive leaf n294